Bordeaux wines, in the minds of the wine trade and the wine consumer, are occasionally perceived by some as only as good as their official placement in one of the many classifications of wine quality. These classifications of wine quality have operated both for and against the consumer. Those few châteaux fortunate enough to “make the grade” have been guaranteed various degrees of celebrity status and respect. They have been able to set their price according to what their peers charge and have largely been the only châteaux to be written about by wine writers. As this book demonstrates, these top châteaux have not always produced wine becoming of their status in the official French wine hierarchy. As for the other châteaux, many have produced excellent wine for years, but because they were not considered of classified-growth quality in 1855, 1955, 1959, or 1995 (the dates at which the major classifications of wine quality occurred), they have received significantly less money for their wines and significantly less attention, particularly from writers. Yet it is the excellent wine produced from some of these lesser known châteaux that represents potential gustatory windfalls for the wine consumer.
Of all the classifications of wine quality in Bordeaux, it is the 1855 Classification of the Wines of Gironde that is by far the most important. Among the thousands of châteaux in the Bordeaux region, 61 châteaux and winemaking estates in the Médoc and one in the Graves region were selected on the basis of their selling price and vineyard condition. Since 1855, only one change has occurred to the classification: In 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild was elevated to first-growth status. The 1855 classification, which established a five-tiered pyramid with originally four (now five as the result of the elevation of Mouton Rothschild) first growths, 15 second growths, 14 third growths, 10 fourth growths, and 18 fifth growths, while being a good general guide to the quality of some of the best Bordeaux wines, has numerous deficiencies that are chronicled in detail throughout this book. See Bordeaux Wine: The Official Classification of 1855.
While the 1855 Classification of the Wines of Gironde dealt with red wine–producing estates, there was also a classification in 1855 of the estates in the Sauternes/Barsac region south of the city of Bordeaux that produces sweet, white wines. One estate, Château Yquem, was rated first, followed by 23 other châteaux divided equally into two groupings, “Premiers Crus” and “Deuxièmes Crus.” See Sauternes-Barsac: The Official Classification of 1855.
The other classifications of Bordeaux wine quality are much more modern-day creations, yet are no more accurate or reliable than the 1855 classification. In 1959, the wines of the Graves region immediately south of the city of Bordeaux were classified. Thirteen châteaux that produced red wine were given classified or “Cru Classé” status. Eight châteaux that produced white wine were classified. In 1955 the wines of St.-Emilion were classified into two categories, “Premiers Grands Crus Classés,” or first great growths, and “Grands Crus Classés.” This was followed by some corrections to the 1955 classification in 1959 and a revised classification in 1969. See Graves: 1959 Official Classification. See also St.-Emilion: 1995 Official Classification.
Pomerol, the smallest of the major Bordeaux wine districts, just northwest of St.-Emilion, has never had a classification of the wine quality of its châteaux. The lack of any categorization of Pomerol’s wines has certainly not deterred quality. The most expensive and sought-after wine of all Bordeaux is Pétrus, and it is a Pomerol. In addition to Pétrus, there are at least another dozen châteaux in this district fetching prices for their wines that are equivalent to any one of the Médoc’s famous second growths.
There is still another classification of Bordeaux wines that merits significant attention. It is the classification of the so-called Crus Bourgeois of the Médoc. Pejoratively called “petits châteaux” by many, these numerous small-, moderate- and large-size properties have never had the prestige or glory of the famous classified growths. Regardless of how high the quality of winemaking or how carefully the vineyards were managed and cared for, the Crus Bourgeois have been considered minor wines for years. In fact, many of them are, but there are increasing numbers of these châteaux that make wine on a very high level of excellence, comparable to at least a Médoc classified growth. Furthermore, they represent outstanding value and quality to knowledgeable wine consumers.
There were several unsuccessful attempts in the early half of the previous century to get an effective organization to promote the virtues of hundreds of the Médoc’s lesser-known châteaux. A classification was accomplished in 1932 that listed 444 Cru Bourgeois châteaux, broken down into three categories. There are six “Crus Bourgeois Supérieurs Exceptionnels,” 99 “Crus Bourgeois Supérieurs,” and 339 “Crus Bourgeois.”
Over the following decades many of these vineyards were absorbed by adjacent properties or went out of the winemaking business. In an effort to update this classification, new rankings were issued in 1966 by an organization of the Bourgeois châteaux called the Syndicat des Crus Bourgeois. The most recent result has been an updated list of 128 châteaux issued in 1978. Eighteen châteaux were given “Crus Grands Bourgeois Exceptionnels” status, 41 are entitled to the title “Crus Grands Bourgeois,” and 68 are designated as “Crus Bourgeois.” See The Crus Bourgeois of the Médoc: The 1978 Syndicat’s Classification.
The selection process utilized by the Syndicat left open a number of questions regarding the overall validity of the 1978 classification. First, only members of the Syndicat were entitled to recognition in the classification. For example, highly respected Cru Bourgeois châteaux such as de Pez in St.-Estèphe and Gloria in St.-Julien refused to join the Syndicat and are therefore excluded from its official rankings. In short, there is no question that while the current classification of the Crus Bourgeois is of some benefit, the exclusion of at least 10 well-known Crus Bourgeois producing top-quality wine merely on the grounds that they refused to become members of the Syndicat leaves a lot to be desired. In June 2003, a new revised classification of the Crus Bourgeois is to be announced.
While Bordeaux has an elaborate “ranking” system for its multitude of wine-producing châteaux, it is true that many of the châteaux clearly merit their placement, but many don’t. In addition, there are quite a few châteaux that have not been officially recognized at all but make very fine wine year in and year out.
These historic classifications of wine quality were employed to both promote Bordeaux wines and establish well-delineated quality benchmarks. The classification system was based on the vineyard’s soil base and reputation. However, owners and wine-makers change and, whereas others consistently make the best wine possible given the year’s climatic conditions, some famous Bordeaux estates, because of negligence, incompetence, or just greed, produce mediocre and poor wine that hardly reflects its official pedigree.
The Bordeaux classifications are looked at in this book only from a consumer’s or buyer’s perspective. The quality of wine produced by a vineyard over the period 1961–2001 has been thoroughly examined. A qualitative rather than historical analysis of each major and many serious lesser known estates has been conducted, focusing on 1. the style and overall quality of the wine, 2. the wine’s relative quality and record of quality over the period 1961–2001, and 3. its relative value.
The judgments, the commentaries, and the evaluations of the wines in this book are mine. They have been made on the basis of my extensive comparative tastings and numerous trips to Bordeaux since 1970. While no one will argue with the premise that the enjoyment of wine is strictly a personal and subjective matter, it is important to note that critical wine tasting at either the amateur or professional level without prejudice usually results in general agreement as to the greatest and worst wines. There are indeed quality benchmarks for Bordeaux wines, as there are for all the world’s finest wines, and this book is intended to be a guide to those Bordeaux vineyards that establish the benchmarks for quality and value.
BORDEAUX WINE: THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF 1855
FIRST GROWTHS
Château Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Château Latour (Pauillac)
Château Margaux (Margaux)
Château Haut-Brion* (Pessac, Graves)
SECOND GROWTHS
Château Mouton Rothschild** (Pauillac)
Château Rausan-Ségla (Margaux)
Château Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux)
Château Léoville-Las Cases (St.-Julien)
Château Léoville Poyferré (St.-Julien)
Château Léoville Barton (St.-Julien)
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Château Lascombes (Margaux)
Château Gruaud Larose (St.-Julien)
Château Brane Cantenac (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron (Pauillac)
Château Pichon-Lalande (Pauillac)
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (St.-Julien)
Château Cos d’Estournel (St.-Estèphe)
Château Montrose (St.-Estèphe)
THIRD GROWTHS (TROISIÈMES CRUS)
Château Giscours (Labarde-Margaux)
Château Kirwan (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château d’Issan (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Lagrange (St.-Julien)
Château Langoa Barton (St.-Julien)
Château Malescot St.-Exupéry (Margaux)
Château Cantenac Brown (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Palmer (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château La Lagune (Ludon-Haut-Médoc)
Château Desmirail (Margaux)
Château Calon-Ségur (St.-Estèphe)
Château Ferriere (Margaux)
Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker (Margaux)
Château Boyd-Cantenac (Cantenac-Margaux)
FOURTH GROWTHS (QUATRIÈMES CRUS)
Château St.-Pierre (St.-Julien)
Château Branaire (St.-Julien)
Château Talbot (St.-Julien)
Château Duhart-Milon (Pauillac)
Château Pouget (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château La Tour Carnet (St.-Laurent du Médoc)
Château Lafon-Rochet (St.-Estèphe)
Château Beychevelle (St.-Julien)
Château Prieuré-Lichine (Cantenac-Margaux)
Château Marquis de Terme (Margaux)
FIFTH GROWTHS (CINQUIÈMES CRUS)
Château Pontet-Canet (Pauillac)
Château Batailley (Pauillac)
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac)
Château Grand-Puy Ducasse (Pauillac)
Château Haut-Batailley (Pauillac)
Château Lynch-Bages (Pauillac)
Château Lynch-Moussas (Pauillac)
Château Dauzac (Labarde-Margaux)
Château Mouton-Baronne-Philippe (now D’Armhailac) (Pauillac)
Château du Tertre (Arsac-Margaux)
Château Haut-Bages Libéral (Pauillac)
Château Pedesclaux (Pauillac)
Château Belgrave (St.-Laurent-Haut-Médoc)
Château de Camensac (St.-Laurent du Médoc)
Château Cos Labory (St.-Estèphe)
Château Clerc Milon-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Château Croizet-Bages (Pauillac)
Château Cantemerle (Macau-Haut-Médoc)
SAUTERNES-BARSAC: THE OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF 1855
FIRST GREAT GROWTH
Château d’Yquem
Château Guiraud
Château La Tour Blanche
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Château de Rayne-Vigneau
Château Sigalas-Rabaud
Château Rabaud-Promis
Clos Haut-Peyraguey
Château Coutet
Château Climens
Château Suduiraut
Château Rieussec
SECOND GROWTHS
Château d’Arche
Château Filhot
Château Lamothe
Château de Myrat
Château Doisy-Védrines
Château Doisy-Daëne
Château Suau
Château Broustet
Château Caillou
Château Nairac
Château de Malle
Château Romer
GRAVES: 1959 OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION
CLASSIFIED RED WINES OF GRAVES
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac)
Château Bouscaut (Cadaujac)
Château Carbonnieux (Léognan)
Domaine de Chevalier (Léognan)
Château de Fieuzal (Léognan)
Château Haut-Bailly (Léognan)
Château La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac)
Château La Tour Haut-Brion (Talence)
Château La Tour-Martillac (Martillac)
Château Malartic-Lagravière (Léognan)
Château Olivier (Léognan)
Château Pape-Clément (Pessac)
Château Smith Haut Lafitte (Martillac)
CLASSIFIED WHITE WINES OF GRAVES
Château Bouscaut (Cadaujac)
Château Carbonnieux (Léognan)
Domaine de Chevalier (Léognan)
Château Couhins (Villenave-d’Ornon)
Château La Tour-Martillac (Martillac)
Château Laville Haut-Brion (Talence)
Château Malartic-Lagravière (Léognan)
Château Olivier (Léognan)
ST.-EMILION: 1995 OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION
FIRST GREAT GROWTHS (ST.-EMILION—PREMIERS GRANDS CRUS CLASSÉS)
Château Ausone
Château Cheval Blanc
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Angelus
Château Beauséjour
Château Belair
Château Canon
Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet
Château La Gaffelière
Château Magdelaine
Château Pavie
Château Trotte Vieille
GREAT GROWTHS (ST.-EMILION—GRANDS CRUS CLASSÈS)
Château L’Arrosée
Château Baleau
Château Balestard La Tonnelle
Château Bellevue
Château Bergat
Château Cadet-Bon
Château Cadet-Piola
Château Canon-La-Gaffelière
Château Cap de Mourlin
Château Chapelle Madeleine
Château Le Châtelet
Château Chauvin
Château Corbin Michotte
Château Coutet
Château Couvent-des-Jacobins
Château Croque Michotte
Château Curé-Bon
Château Dassault
Château Faurie-de-Souchard
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonroque
Château Franc-Mayne
Château Grand-Barrail-Lamarzelle-Figeac
Château Grand-Corbin
Château Grand Corbin-Despagne
Château Grand Mayne
Château Grand Pontet
Château Grandes Murailles
Château Guadet-St. Julien
Château Haut-Corbin
Clos des Jacobins
Château Jean-Faure
Château La Carte
Château La Clotte
Château La Clusière
Château La Couspaude
Château La Dominique
Clos La Madeleine
Château La Marzelle
Château La Tour-Figeac
Château La Tour-du-Pin-Figeac-Giraud-Bélivier
Château La Tour-du-Pin-Figeac
Château Laniote
Château Chapelle-de-la-Trinité
Château Larcis Ducasse
Château Larmande
Château Lasserre
Château Le Couvent
Château Le Prieuré
Château Matras
Château Mauvezin
Château Moulin du Cadet
Château L’Oratoire
Château Pavie Decesse
Château Pavie Macquin
Château Pavillon-Cadet
Château Petit-Faurie-de-Soutard
Château Ripeau
Château St.-Georges-Côte Pavie
Clos St.-Martin
Château Sansonnet
Château Soutard
Château Tertre Daugay
Château Trimoulet
Château Trois-Moulins
Château Troplong Mondot
Château Villemaurine
Château Yon-Figeac
THE CRUS BOURGEOIS OF THE MÉDOC: THE 1978 SYNDICAT’S CLASSIFICATION
CRUS GRANDS BOURGEOIS EXCEPTIONNELS
d’Agassac (Ludon)
Andron Blanquet (St.-Estèphe)
Beau-Site (St.-Estèphe)
Capbern Gasqueton (St.-Estèphe)
Caronne-Ste.-Gemme (St.-Laurent)
Chasse-Spleen (Moulis)
Cissac (Cissac)
Citran (Avensan)
Le Crock (St.-Estèphe)
Dutruch-Grand Poujeaux (Moulis)
Fourcas Dupré (Listrac)
Fourcas Hosten (Listrac)
du Glana (St.-Julien)
Haut-Marbuzet (St.-Estèphe)
de Marbuzet (St.-Estèphe)
Meyney (St.-Estèphe)
Phélan Ségur (St.-Estèphe)
Poujeaux (Moulis)
CRUS GRANDS BOURGEOIS
Beaumont (Cussac)
Bel-Orme (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Brillette (Moulis)
La Cardonne (Blaignan)
Colombier-Monpelou (Pauillac)
Coufran (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Coutelin-Merville (St.-Estèphe)
Duplessis-Hauchecorne (Moulis)
La Fleur Milon (Pauillac)
Fontesteau (St.-Sauveur)
Greysac (Bégadan)
Hanteillan (Cissac)
Lafon (Listrac)
de Lamarque (Lamarque)
Lamothe-Cissac (Cissac)
Larose-Trintaudon (St.-Laurent)
Laujac (Bégadan)
Liversan (St.-Sauveur)
MacCarthy (St.-Estèphe)
de Malleret (Le Pian)
Martinens (Margaux)
Morin (St.-Estèphe)
Moulin à Vent (Moulis)
Le Meynieu (Vertheuil)
Les Ormes de Pez (St.-Estèphe)
Les Ormes Sorbet (Couquèques)
Patache d’Aux (Bégadan)
Paveil de Luze (Soussans)
Peyrabon (St.-Sauveur)
Pontoise-Cabarrus (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Potensac (Potensac)
Reysson (Vertheuil)
Ségur (Parempuyre)
Sigognac (St.-Yzans-de-Médoc)
Sociando-Mallet (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
du Taillan (Le Taillan)
La Tour de By (Bégadan)
La Tour du Haut-Moulin (Cussac)
Tronquoy-Lalande (St.-Estèphe)
Verdignan (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
CRUS BOURGEOIS
Aney (Cussac)
Balac (St.-Laurent)
La Bécade (Listrac)
Bellerive (Valeyrac)
Bellerose (Pauillac)
Les Bertins (Valeyrac)
Bonneau (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Le Boscq (St.-Christoly)
du Breuilh (Cissac)
La Bridane (St.-Julien)
de By (Bégadan)
Cailloux de By (Bégadan)
Cap Léon Veyrin (Listrac)
Carcanieux (Queyrac)
Castera (Cissac)
Chambert (St.-Estèphe)
La Clare (St.-Estèphe)
Clarke (Listrac)
La Closerie (Moulis)
de Conques (St.-Christoly)
Duplessis Fabré (Moulis)
Fonpiqueyre (St.-Sauveur)
Fonréaud (Listrac)
Fort Vauban (Cussac)
La France (Blaignan)
Gallais-Bellevue (Potensac)
Grand Duroc Milon (Pauillac)
Grand-Moulin (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Haut-Bages Monpelou (Pauillac)
Haut-Canteloup (Couquèques)
Haut-Garin (Bégadan)
Haut Padarnac (Pauillac)
Houbanon (Prignac)
Hourton-Ducasse (St.-Sauveur)
De Labat (St.-Laurent)
Lamothe Bergeron (Cussac)
Le Landat (Cissac)
Landon (Bégadan)
Lartigue-de-Brochon (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Lasalle (Potensac)
Lavalière (St.-Christoly)
Lestage (Listrac)
Mac-Carthy-Moula (St.-Estèphe)
Monthil (Bégadan)
Moulin de la Roque (Bégadan)
Moulin Rouge (Cussac)
Panigon (Civrac)
Pibran (Pauillac)
Plantey de la Croix (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
Pontet (Blaignan)
Ramage La Batisse (St.-Sauveur)
Romefort (Cussac)
La Roque de By (Bégadan)
de la Rose Maréchale (St.-Seurin-de-Cadourne)
St.-Bonnet (St.-Christoly)
Saint-Roch (St.-Estèphe)
Saransot (Listrac)
Soudars (Avensac)
Tayac (Soussans)
La Tour Blanche (St.-Christoly)
La Tour du Haut-Caussan (Blaignan)
La Tour du Mirail (Cissac)
La Tour St.-Bonnet (St.-Christoly)
La Tour St.-Joseph (Cissac)
des Tourelles (Blaignan)
Vernous (Lesparre)
Vieux-Robin (Bégadan)
The 1855 Classification of the Wines of Gironde and the subsequent classifications of the wines of Graves and St.-Emilion created a rigid hierarchy that, to this day, dictates how much a consumer must spend for a bottle of classified-growth Bordeaux. Ironically, these historic classifications, which were created in an attempt to classify the quality of Bordeaux wine, are of little relevance in respect to determining the quality of wine produced by a specific château. At most, these classifications should be regarded by both the wine connoisseur and novice as informational items of historical significance only.
The following is my classification of the top 182 wines of Bordeaux, which I have divided into the same five-tiered hierarchy that was used in 1855. It is based on the performance of these châteaux from 1961–2001. More weight has been given to the direction the property is heading and the quality of wine produced from 1982–2001 than what the property may have done in the 1961–1981 period. This is done simply because today is the golden age of Bordeaux. Bordeaux is prosperous, and more properties are making better wine with better facilities and advice than ever before.
There are 182 properties in my classification. Since I have included the wines of all the major appellations of Bordeaux that were excluded (except for Haut Brion), particularly St.-Emilion, Pomerol, Graves, Fronsac, and Canon-Fronsac, the number of top classified growths is larger than the 61 that made the grade in 1855.
This classification is, of course, my own, but I can say that I have tasted all of these producers’ wines from all of the significant vintages, not once, but numerous times. In addition, I have visited the great majority of these properties and have studied their placement in this classification intensely. Nothing I have stated is arbitrary, but it is a personal judgment based on years of tasting and years of visiting Bordeaux. Furthermore, I think I can say it was done with no bias. Some of the proprietors with whom I have had some very difficult times over the years are included as first growths. Some of the owners whom I personally like and respect have not done well. That is the risk, but in the end, I hope this consumer’s look at the top estates in Bordeaux serves a constructive purpose for those properties who feel unfairly demoted, while I hope those that have won acclaim and recognition here will continue to do what it takes to make the best wine.
MY 2003 CLASSIFICATION OF THE TOP CHÂTEAUX OF BORDEAUX
FIRST-GROWTH QUALITY
Angelus (St.-Emilion)
Ausone (St.-Emilion)
Cheval Blanc (St.-Emilion)
Cos d’Estournel (St.-Estèphe)
Ducru-Beaucaillou (St.-Julien)
L’Eglise-Clinet (Pomerol)
L’Evangile (Pomerol)
Haut-Brion (Graves)
Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Lafleur (Pomerol)
Latour (Pauillac)
Léoville-Las Cases (St.-Julien)
Margaux (Margaux)
La Mission Haut-Brion (Graves)
Montrose (St.-Estèphe)
Mouton Rothschild (Pauillac)
Palmer (Margaux)
Pavie (St.-Emilion)
Pétrus (Pomerol)
Le Pin (Pomerol)
SECOND-GROWTH QUALITY
Beauséjour-Duffau (St.-Emilion)
Bellevue (St.-Emilion)
Bellevue-Mondotte (St.-Emilion)
Calon-Ségur (St.-Estèphe)
Canon-La-Gaffelière (St.-Emilion)
Certan de May (Pomerol)
Clerc Milon (Pauillac)
Clinet (Pomerol)
Clos l’Église (Pomerol)
Clos St.-Martin (St.-Emilion)
La Conseillante (Pomerol)
Figeac (St.-Emilion)
La Fleur de Gay (Pomerol)
La Gomerie (St.-Emilion)
Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac)
Gruaud Larose (St.-Julien)
Léoville Barton (St.-Julien)
Léoville Poyferré (St.-Julien)
Lynch-Bages (Pauillac)
Magrez-Fombrauge (St.-Emilion)
Malescot St.-Exupéry (Margaux)
Monbousquet (St.-Emilion)
La Mondotte (St.-Emilion)
Marojallia (Margaux)
Nenin (Pomerol)
Pape-Clément (Graves)
Pavie Decesse (St.-Emilion)
Pavie Macquin (St.-Emilon)
Péby Faugères (St.-Emilion)
Pichon-Longueville Baron (Pauillac)
Pichon-Longueville—Comtesse de Lalande (Pauillac)
Quinault-L’Enclos (St.-Emilion)
Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux)
Rol Valentin (St.-Emilion)
Smith-Haut-Lafite (Pessac-Léognan)
Le Tertre-Roteboeuf (St.-Emilion)
Troplong Mondot (St.-Emilion)
Trotanoy (Pomerol)
Valandraud (St.-Emilion)
Vieux-Château-Certain (Pomerol)
THIRD-GROWTH QUALITY
Beau-Séjour Bécot (St.-Emilion)
Bon Pasteur (Pomerol)
Branaire Ducru (St.-Julien)
Brane Cantenac (Margaux)
Les Carmes Haut-Brion (Graves)
Chauvin (St.-Emilion)
Domaine de Chevalier (Graves)
Clos des Lunelles (Côtes de Castillon)
Croix St.-Georges (Pomerol)
Duhart-Milon (Pauillac)
La Fleur-Pétrus (Pomerol)
La Gaffelière (St.-Emilion)
Gracia (St.-Emilion)
Grand Mayne (St.-Emilion)
Les Grandes Murailles (St.-Emilion)
Haut-Bailly (Graves)
Haut-Bergey (Pessac-Léognan)
L’Hermitage (St.-Emilion)
d’Issan (Margaux)
Kirwan (Margaux)
Lagrange (St.-Julien)
Larrivet-Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Latour à Pomerol (Pomerol)
Magdelaine (St.-Emilion)
Pontet-Canet (Pauillac)
FOURTH-GROWTH QUALITY
D’Armailhac (Pauillac)
L’Arrosée (St.-Emilion)
Barde-Haut (St.-Emilion)
Chasse-Spleen (Moulis)
La Clémence (Pomerol)
La Couspaude (St.-Emilion)
La Dominique (St.-Emilion)
Ferrand-Lartigue (St.-Emilion)
de Fieuzal (Graves)
La Fleur de Boüard (Lalande-de-Pomerol)
Les Forts de Latour (Pauillac)
Giscours (Margaux)
Gloria (St.-Julien)
Lafon-Rochet (St.-Estèphe)
La Lagune (Ludon)
La Louvière (Graves)
St.-Domingue (St.-Emilion)
St.-Pierre (St.-Julien)
Sociando-Mallet (Médoc)
Soutard (St.-Emilion)
Talbot (St.-Julien)
FIFTH-GROWTH QUALITY
Domaine l’A (Côtes de Castillon)
D’Aiguilhe (Côtes de Castillon)
d’Angludet (Margaux)
Bahans Haut-Brion (Graves)
Balestard La Tonnelle (St.-Emilion)
Batailley (Pauillac)
Belair (St.-Emilion)
Berliquet (St.-Emilion)
Beychevelle (St.-Julien)
Cadet-Piola (St.-Emilion)
Canon (St.-Emilion)
Canon-de-Brem (Canon-Fronsac)
Cantemerle (Macau)
Cantenac Brown (Margaux)
Chambert-Marbuzet (St.-Estèphe)
De Chambrun (Lalande-de-Pomerol)
Charmail (Médoc)
Citran (Médoc)
Clos des Jacobins (St.-Emilion)
Clos la Madeleine (St.-Emilion)
Clos René (Pomerol)
Couvent-des-Jacobins (St.-Emilion)
La Croix du Casse (Pomerol)
La Croix de Gay (Pomerol)
Croque Michotte (St.-Emilion)
La Dauphine (Fronsac)
Destieux (St.-Emilion)
Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Domaine de l’Eglise (Pomerol)
Feytit-Clinet (Pomerol)
La Fleur de Jaugue (St.-Emilion)
Fombrauge (St.-Emilion)
Fontenil (Fronsac)
Fougas Maldorer (Côtes de Bourg)
Fontenil (Fronsac)
Le Gay (Pomerol)
Grand Pontet (St.-Emilion)
Grand-Puy Ducasse (Pauillac)
La Grave à Pomerol (Pomerol)
Jean de Gué—Cuvée Prestige (Lalande-de-Pomerol)
Haut-Bages Libéral (Pauillac)
Haut-Batailley (Pauillac)
Haut-Marbuzet (St.-Estèphe)
Labégorce Zédé (Margaux)
Lanessan (Haut-Médoc)
Langoa Barton (St.-Julien)
Larcis Ducasse (St.-Emilion)
Larmande (St.-Emilion)
Lascombes (Margaux)
Pierre de Lune (St.-Emilion)
Lynsolence (St.-Emilion)
Marquis de Terme (Margaux)
Meyney (St.-Estèphe)
Moulin-Haut-Laroque (Fronsac)
Moulin-Pey-Labrie (Canon-Fronsac)
Les Ormes de Pez (St.-Estèphe)
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux (Margaux)
Petit Village (Pomerol)
Potensac (Médoc)
Poujeaux (Moulis)
Prieuré-Lichine (Margaux)
Roc des Cambes (Côtes de Bourg)
Rouget (Pomerol)
de Sales (Pomerol)
Sanctus (St.-Emilion)
Siran (Margaux)
du Tertre (Margaux)
La Tour-Figeac (St.-Emilion)
La Tour Haut-Brion (Graves)
Tour Haut-Caussan (Médoc)
Tour du Haut-Moulin (Haut-Médoc)
Trotte Vieille (St.-Emilion)
La Vieille-Cure (Fronsac)
* This wine, although a Graves, was universally recognized and classified as one of the four first growths.
** This wine was decreed a first growth in 1973.
